Constitution of Board of Governors

(1) The Board, shall consist of a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, seven ex officio members and six nominated members. (2) (a) The Chairmanshall be appointed by the Chancellor out of a panel of persons of national eminence, in the field of Industry, Technology or Technical Education, prepared through a transparent screening process on the advice of the State Government. (b) When the post of Chairman falls vacant, the Vice-Chairman shall act as Chairman till a new Chairman is appointed. (c) The Chairman may be removed from the office by the State Government, if, - (i) he wilfully refuses to carry out the provisions of this Act; or (ii) he abuses the powers vested in him; or (iii) he is adjudged as an insolvent; or (iv) he is convicted by a court of law for an offence involving moral turpitude; or (v) it appears to the State Government that his continuation in office is detrimental to public interest: Provided that no order of removal under this sub-section shall be passed without giving him a reasonable opportunity of being heard and after recording reasons thereof. (3) The Principal Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Technical Education and Industrial Training shall be the Vice-Chairman. (4) (a) The Chairman shall ordinarily preside over the meetings of the Board. (b) The Chancellor shall preside over the convocation of the Universityand if he is unable to preside over the same then the Chairmanshall preside over the convocation. (5) (a) The Chancellor shall nominate the following members of theBoard for a period of three years and they shall be eligible for re-nomination for another term of the same period, namely, - (i) two members from amongst the eminent Industrialists; (ii) two members from amongst the eminent technologists; (iii) one principal of the college by rotation from amongst the colleges affiliated with the University; and (iv) one head of the department by rotation from amongst the heads of the departments of the University. (b) The following shall be the Ex-officio members, namely: (i) Vice-Chancellor, I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University,Jalandhar; (ii) Vice-Chancellor, Maharaja Ranjit Singh State TechnicalUniversity, Bathinda; (iii) Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Finance; (iv) Director, Technical Education and lndustrial Training, Punjab; (v) Chairman of the North-West Committee, All India Councilfor Technical Education, Chandigarh; (vi) President of the Confederation of Indian Industry or hisnominee; and (vii) Director of Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar. (6) When a vacancy occurs in the Board due to resignation or death of a member or otherwise, the same shall be filled up in the manner provided insub-section (5): Provided that the person who fills such vacancy shall hold office for theun-expired portion of the term for which the person in whose place he becomesa member would have otherwise continued in office. (7) The Board shall be the supreme authority of the University and shall have the following powers and functions, namely: - (a) to superintend and control the affairs of the University; (b) to recommend the emoluments and terms and conditions of service of the Vice-Chancellor; (c) to approve academic programmes; (d) to frame and approve regulations; (e) to create Departments/Centres/Schools/Boards of studies for running various academic programmes; (f) to create posts of faculty and staff positions in the University; (g) to approve the University budget; (h) to administer and control the fund of the University and to authorize the opening and operation of the Bank Accounts; (i) to accept, transfer and otherwise control the moveable. immoveable and intellectual property of the University; (j) to decide upon the form and use of common seal of the University; (k) to appoint such committees as may be required for the efficient functioning of the University; (l) to approve the emoluments and terms and conditions of service of the faculty and staff of the University; and (m) to approve the performance of works and services on contract. (8) An annual meeting of the Board shall be held on a date to be fixedby the Vice-Chancellor in consultation with the Chairman. In such annualmeeting, report of working of University during the previous year togetherwith the statement of the receipts and expenditure, the balance sheet andfinancial estimates shall be presented. (9) Special meeting of the Board may be convened by the Chairman as and when necessary. (10) The members of the Board of Governors shall be entitled to such allowances, if any, and the sitting fee from the University as may be provided in the regulations, but no member other than the persons referred to in sub-clauses (iii), and (iv) of clause (a) and sub-clause (i) of clause (b) of sub-section (5) of this section shall be entitled to any salary. (11) Five members, including the Chairman, shall constitute the quorum at any meeting of the Board. (12) In case of differences of opinion amongst the members, the opinion of the majority shall prevail. (13) Each member of the Board, including the Chairman, shall have one vote. If there shall be equalities of votes on any question to be determined by the Board, the Chairman shall, in addition, has power to exercise a casting vote. (14) Every meeting of the Board shall be presided over the Chairman and, in his absence the Vice-Chairman shall preside over the meeting. (15) Any resolution, except such which is placed before the meeting ofthe Board, may be adopted by circulation amongst all its members. Anyresolution so circulated and adopted by a majority of the members, who havegiven their approval or disapproval of such resolution, shall be as effectualand binding as if such resolution had been adopted in a meeting of the Board: Provided that for any decision by such circulation at least four membersof the Board must support the resolution in writing.